The Fine art of Doubling
You must take all the advantage of all the opportunities that are offered. This one you have to know cold to come even close to winning any money at all.Lets look at all the reasonable opportunities that present themselves and compare the expectant outcome with the various options: Given here for single deck, and the doubled outcome included:
- Double
- Hit
- Split
- Stand, as indicated from basic.
| Hand | Action | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | TEN | ACE |
| 8 | Hit | -.014 | -.024 | +.081 | +.157 | +.098 | -.056 | -.217 | -.246 | -.219 | -.742 |
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| Double | -.170 | -.081 | +.238 | +.162 | +.182 | -.136 | -.435 | -.692 | -.741 | -.820 |
| Split | -.158 | -.054 | -.082 | -.201 | -.185 | -.162 | -.289 | -.465 | -.463 | -.567 |
| 9 | Hit | +.087 | +.136 | +.180 | +.238 | +.382 | +.175 | +.015 | -.055 | -.145 | -.175 |
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| Double | +.115 | +.192 | +.285 | +.388 | +.382 | +.178 | +.011 | -.278 | -.401 | -.605 |
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| 10 | Hit | +.218 | +.288 | +.284 | +.333 | +.325 | +.275 | +.215 | +.118 | +.038 | +.085 |
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| Double | +.438 | +.490 | +.570 | +.668 | +.671 | +.565 | +.435 | +.245 | +.075 | +.180 |
| Split | -.205 | -.120 | +.0135 | +.145 | +.134 | -.265 | -.385 | -.571 | -.655 | -.695 |
| 11 | Hit | +.271 | +.298 | +.325 | +.365 | +.299 | +.221 | +.185 | +.145 | +.110 | +.175 |
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| Double | +.541 | +.598 | +.635 | +.715 | +.725 | +.478 | +.325 | +.224 | +.164 | +.214 |
Observe Below, how the Ten when taken out of play, by being in your hand profoundly lessen the expected loss form hitting a 12. This is the crux of the Matrix count system. When count which reaches the threshold for action much quicker than others. So, you can do in the brief period that you can maximizes the accuracy.
| Hand | Action | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | TEN | ACE |
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| X-2 | hit | -.245 | -.221 | -.201 | -.151 | -.168 | -.213 | -.281 | -.354 | -.365 | -.371 |
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| 9-3 | hit | -.267 | -.258 | -.194 | -.139 | -.158 | -.251 | -.321 | -.392 | -.391 | -.384 |
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| 8-4 | hit | -.261 | -.225 | -.184 | -.132 | -.149 | -.251 | -.324 | -.391 | -.385 | -.376 |
| 5-7 | hit | -.262 | -.222 | -.167 | -.134 | -.145 | -.261 | -.326 | -.395 | -.387 | -.374 |
| 6-6 | hit | -.263 | -.222 | -.164 | -.132 | -.142 | -.268 | -.328 | -.400 | -.389 | -.380 |
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| 6-6 | Split | -.167 | -.071 | +.051 | +.184 | +.144 | -.170 | -.358 | -.554 | -.656 | -.645 |
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| A-A | hit | -.105 | -.134 | +.154 | +.1578 | +.195 | -.145 | +.098 | +.008 | -.089 | -.210 |
| A-A | Split | -.587 | +.695 | +.678 | +.762 | +.754 | +.561 | +.537 | +.407 | +.297 | +.231 |
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